Goals for my Future III

Location and general information

Context

The average proportion of not in education, employment or training (NEET) youngsters aged 15–24 in Vienna for 2006–2016 was 10.9%, or 21,800 young people.

The Goals for my Future III (" Tore für meine Zukunft")  project is a follow-up to two previous projects and aims to support NEETs using football to motivate social participation and integration.

Target group: young NEETs, between 14 and 18 (possibly up to 23), who

• have not or have not yet completed compulsory schooling;
• need a daily structure;
• are threatened with immediate exclusion;
• grew up in parents' homes with uncertain, difficult employment histories;
• come from families with low cultural capital;
• ethnic minorities or young people without EU27 citizenship;
• Show multiple problem situations that have led to segregation;
• have had negative experiences in the school system (truancy, suspensions, etc.);
• have behavioral problems.

Project content

The project is multidimensional:

• Football training sessions twice a week, including competitions and football tournaments
• Multiple sports activities twice a week: climbing, juggling, swimming
• Individual coaching (once a week) and psychological support
• Educational and professional guidance as well as remedial teaching
• Training advice and workshops, with the support of the ÖFB

The youngsters receive intensive individual attention. Our team is available to the boys and girls almost round the clock, creating a very close-knit network where none of the participants can fail.

Objectives

• Preparation for returning to school: resolving language deficits, reducing school-specific deficits, reintegrating young people in education or training; promoting social skills
• Activating self-help potential
• Educational and professional guidance
• Creating a stable, sustainable network
• Connection in a football club

Project activities